'A Date with China' international media tour hits road to Anhui

“A Date with China” 2022 international media tour kicked off in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on June 25 and hit the road to Anhui province on June 30.

With the participation of foreign media correspondents in China, foreign internet celebrities in China and Chinese journalists, the tour went to Huangshan city, east China's Anhui province to have an in-depth visit to Shexian county, Mount Huangshan, Tunxi and other places, covering Huizhou History Museum, Hu Kaiwen Ink Factory, Huizhou Cuisine Museum and other scenic spots.

The wonderful experience in Anhui was awe-inspiring, especially for foreign media correspondents and internet celebrities. Huanhuan, a Russian internet celebrity who lives in China, quoted the Chinese idiom “Haoshiduomo” (The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks) to praise the charm of craftsmanship when experiencing gilding and ink-stone grinding in Hu Kaiwen Ink Factory. 

Mattia Romeo, an Italian internet celebrity living in China, recorded a video of himself singing Chinese songs by the echoes of caves while climbing Mount Huangshan. He said, “It was only when I got here that I found it was even more beautiful and spectacular than I expected.” 

Wang Mulin, an Egyptian media correspondent in China, has been advised by many friends to shoot lots of videos before he came to Huangshan city, “Because they said that the development here is so fast that I might not recognize it when I come back next time.” He said he could feel the local people's appreciation for the natural environment everywhere in Huangshan city and Anhui province.

Indeed, as they say, Huangshan city, which has always been committed to protecting the environment, is becoming increasingly prominent in terms of culture, ecology, and tourism. 

Besides, home to Huangshan Maofeng Tea, Taiping Monkey Tea, Qimen Black Tea, etc., Huangshan city is well-known in the tea industry. In the past four years, with the entry of two new national leading enterprises in the tea industry, the comprehensive output value of tea in Huangshan city has reached 18 billion yuan, an increase of 36.4% compared with 2017. Besides, eight tea enterprises here have been selected as the top 100 tea enterprises in China. Tea exports of Huangshan city account for 90% of the province and 11% of the country’s total tea exports. In 2021, 63.16 million tourists visited Huangshan city, and the tourism revenue was 53.68 billion yuan. Moreover, Xidi Village was awarded the “Best Tourism Village” by the United Nations World Tourism Organization.